Rape-related charges filed

The case of Jon Michael Moore II of Penn Twp. is proof that teens and alcohol do not mix. The 18-year-old is facing six felony and misdemeanor charges of sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl after an Oct. 5 party in Penn Twp.

Cassell waived a preliminary hearing on seven charges of selling/furnishing alcohol to minors and six charges of corruption of minors before District Judge Dan McGuire.

Penn Twp. Police Chief Alan Houck took statements from Moore, another 18-year-old male, two males under 18, and three females under 18.

Cassell was 19 on Oct. 5, the date of the incident. According to the affidavit of probable cause, at approximately 10 p.m. on Oct. 5, Cassell made beer readily available to the eight people under 21. Six admitted to drinking.

The party took place mostly on the front porch of Cassell's residence. One witness said they were told where the beer was and "to help themselves to it if they wanted.'

The corruption of minors charges stem from the fact that six of the eight minors were under 18 at the time of the party.